Ant Middle, Chief Executive Officer
Ant Middle has been Chief Executive Officer of Ageas UK since June 2020, having originally joined the company back in 2014.
During his time with Ageas he has held the role of Managing Director of Partnerships and, more recently, Chief Customer Officer.
A keen runner and supporter of Ageas’s charity initiatives, Ant has more than 25 years’ experience in the insurance industry and has held a number of senior positions in the general, health and life insurance sectors. He is currently a member of the international Ageas Group Management Committee and is also a Vice President for the Institute of Customer Service acting as a sounding board for new initiatives.
Stephen Linklater, Chief Claims Officer
Stephen Linklater is responsible for the claims process across all channels including motor, household and commercial. Stephen also works closely with the supply chain and external partnerships.
Stephen joined Ageas as Head of Household underwriting in 2008 and has held various senior roles within Ageas and was most recently Managing Director Commercial. Before joining Ageas Stephen held roles at RSA and Hastings. He is a Member of The Board for Thatcham Research.
Sian Myers, Chief People Officer
Sian joined Ageas in June 2023, having most recently held the Chief People Officer role at Countryside Partnerships plc. In her earlier career, Sian has also held multiple senior HR roles at Ford Motor Company.
Sian is an experienced HR Executive and business leader with a broad background in multiple industries, including IT, Manufacturing, Finance and Construction, and from start-up to national and global organisations.
Sian is also a Non-Executive Director at Anglia Ruskin University.
Adam Clarke, Managing Director, Direct
As Managing Director, Adam is responsible for accelerating the pace of growth of Ageas UK's direct-to-customer business. He has been with Ageas since 2007, joining from RBS Insurance as Underwriting Director.
Following a number of years in the role as Underwriting Director, in 2015 Adam was appointed Managing Director for the Direct business. From January 2019 he then took on the position of Chief Underwriting Officer, responsible for underwriting all of Ageas's personal lines business. In 2025, he returned to the role of Managing Director for the Direct business.
Caroline King, Chief Customer Officer
Caroline is spearheading the development of Ageas UK's customer strategy. As Chief Customer Officer, she is ensuring customers have a consistent experience throughout the entire customer journey, regardless of how they choose to buy their insurance or interact with the business.
Having joined Ageas in 2014 after previously holding similar senior roles at Streamlive UK and AXA, Caroline has extensive experience of leading customer operations within the industry. Appointed in June 2020 as Customer Operations Director, in 2024 Caroline took on the title of Chief Customer Officer.
In her time with Ageas she has significantly transformed the company with a customer-led strategy, delivering both financial benefits and award-winning customer service.
Adam Beckett, Managing Director, Broker & Partnerships
Adam is responsible for the continued growth and performance of Ageas UK's broker and partnerships channel, which accounts for more than 80% of the company's current business. He joined Ageas in January 2021 following 21 years at Aviva.
With well-rounded experience of marketing, digital, proposition development and and distribution in a range of general insurance markets, Adam has expertise of growing partnerships with the broker, aggregator, retail and affinity channels. He is proficient in working with brokers to develop products, service propositions and innovative offers for customers and distribution partners across a wide range of brands. Having held a number of insurtech board roles in the last two to three years, he also collaborates closely with insurtechs to identify ways to work with them and how they can grow with Ageas. He is a member of The Board at the Motor Insurance Bureau.
Jonathan Price, Chief Financial Officer
Jonathan Price joined Ageas in February 2019 and has primary responsibility for financial planning, management of financial risks, and financial reporting for the UK business.
Jonathan came to Ageas directly from his role as UK CFO at Aspen Insurance Group. Before joining Aspen he worked at Aviva for over six years, ultimately holding the position of UK Chief Accountant for its general insurance business.
Mark Tyrell, Chief Information Officer
Mark joined Ageas UK in 2004, and is currently responsible for all aspects of Ageas UK’s Information Technology, including digital, data, applications and infrastructure.
Mark leads on the development of Ageas UK's Information Technology strategy, ensuring that the company's approach to current and future technology evolves to meet business needs and customer preferences.
During his time at Ageas Mark has held a number of senior roles, from heading-up Ageas’s software engineering to the transformation of infrastructure & operations. Before joining Ageas, Mark worked in software engineering across telecoms, banking, and futures & options trading.
Aurore Lecanon, Chief Risk Officer
Aurore has primary responsibility for risk, compliance, legal and the Company Secretariat for the UK business.
She joined Ageas in September 2024 directly from Direct Line Group where she held the role of Group Chief Risk Officer. overseeing Risk, Compliance, Financial Crime and Data Privacy. Aurore has extensive experience as a leader in financial services, having held senior roles across business change, capital management and risk at organisations such as Aviva, Prudential, and Old Mutual.
Aurore is also the Chair of the Finance, Risk and Audit Committee at ORIC International, an operational risk consortium, and a Trustee of Shark Guardian, a UK charity promoting education on maritime conservation and sharks worldwide.
Dave Hudson, Chief Transformation Officer
Dave is responsible for leading and driving strategic transformation activity, as well as overseeing the creation of a new Third Party Management centre of excellence.
Having joined Ageas in 2021 from Nationwide Building Society, Dave has extensive business, digital, and IT transformation experience in retail, insurance and wealth financial services. Additionally, he has held leadership roles in consultancy, digital, IT and third party management.
Tom Quirke, Chief Underwriting Officer
Appointed to Ageas UK's Executive Team as Chief Underwriting Officer at the start of 2025, Tom leads and oversees the underwriting function, including pricing, fraud prevention, and reinsurance. In addition, he plays a prominent role in enhancing Ageas's data analytics capabilities through leadership of the Advanced Analytics and Data Science team.
Tom initially joined as a Trainee Actuary, progressing to Chief Actuary in 2016, before creating Ageas’s Data Science team in 2022. Throughout his time at Ageas, Tom has demonstrated strong leadership, strategic planning, and data-driven decision-making.